Ahead of today's NPFLs games, here is a detailed analysis of this particular selection.
1. Rivers united are in the top 3 & are part of my title favourites. Considering that the Portharcourt team under George Finidi are no longer on the continent, and that khalifat lost thier last game at home,you do not expect the very naive Khalifat who have not been doing well lately to go to Portharcourt & pull any kinda magic against one of the most consistent teams in Nigeria in the past 3 years. So a home win is the safest selection.
2. The tricky one and the only one you could doubt, is Salisu Yusufs 3sc, the former super eagles assistant coach side are playing descent football since he replaced coach Nurudeen. After causing an early scare in jos last weekend, the still went ahead to loose but their return to Adamasignba and their earnest need to return to winning ways is what we are banking on.
However The plot twist here is their very defiant northern brothers Katsina united, a decent NPFL side historically that picked 3 points away at Niger the last time out and are well respected. The safest to play here is 3sc with a straight win.
3. Niger tonadoes lost thier last match at home to Katsina while Warri won at home against Kwara. For the respect that we have for NPFL home teams, Tonadoes will score at least one goal in their quest for redemption this is the safest pick by us.
4. Abia warriors picked an away win in Lagos last weekend while Barau picked a draw away from Kano city in Lagos last weekend, but the journey the warriors will take from Lagos to Kano may be a deciding factor, though Barau will make same journey but the would have been at home resting since then, yet the Warriors from the east must be respected for thier away heroics last weekend..this is why we are going with Barau scoring at least ones as the fight to redeem themselves.
5. The champions are doing wonders and have adopted a new home yet the went away and beat Khalifat thier eastern neighbors in a 6goal thriller , the play Ranchers Bees a team that just returned from religation and are free scoring with thier talisman and current NPFLs leading goalscorer Zilkifilu on fire.
Also the Bees won thier last match at home and the entire game produced about 3 goals something that the Kaduna fans are gradually getting use to this season. Goals should rain in this game especially for the champions but for the fact that Gaffer Fidelis illechukwu has gone on national team duties I wouldn't be to ambitions with the team from Enugu I will respectfully go with a win for the Nigerian champions.
This is our countries most prestigious club contest. The NPFL.